The Far Country

Opened: December 5, 2022
Closing: January 01, 2023

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An intimate epic that follows an unlikely family’s journey from rural Taishan to the wild west of California in the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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'The Far Country' review — found-family drama sheds light on a dark slice of American history

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One of Suh’s strengths is his ability to mix realism and poetic elements. He uses that here as he shines a light on a dark slice of American history and builds a play around it. The timeline could be clearer, along with an indication of why these Chinese men and women risked so much to be in the U.S. They faced so many hardships there. In this Atlantic Theater Company presentation, director Eric Ting guides a uniformly excellent cast. Tyo, seen previously in Suh's The Chinese Lady, about a different fraught journey from Asia to America, arrives well into the play and shifts the story into high gear. There’s fine work by the design team, including Clint Ramos, whose spare but striking set reveals some surprise elements the director employs. So why were actors suddenly standing up to their ankles in water? I have no idea, and that’s no lie.

Review: ‘The Far Country’ Brings a Neglected History Closer

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“The Far Country” ends in 1930. That ending isn’t necessarily abrupt. But it does feel somewhat arbitrary. Why not 1950? Or 1970? There is so much more history to recover. More love. More promise. More pain. Moon Gyet claims that the strenuous physical labor required of an immigrant is nothing compared with the work of being Chinese in America. This takes patience and focus, he says. A serious mind and a necessary grace. Suh possesses these qualities in full. He has more work to do, more stories to tell.

The Far Country FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Far Country have there been?

The Far Country has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2022.

What awards has The Far Country been nominated for?

The Far Country has been nominated for several awards. These include Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Jiyoun Chang, Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for Jiyoun Chang, Outstanding Scenic Design at The Lortels for Clint Ramos, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Lloyd Suh.

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